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The Renaissance

Explore the Renaissance, a period of intellectual revival during the 14th to 17th centuries. Discover its origins in Italy, the influence of humanism, the support it received from patrons, and its spread to the Northern Renaissance.

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The Renaissance

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  1. The Renaissance An Intellectual Revolution

  2. The Renaissance Defined • Renaissance = REBIRTH • What was reborn? • An interest in the CLASSICAL WORLD • Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome

  3. The Renaissance • Where did the Renaissance begin? • Italy (circa 1350) • Where did the Renaissance flourish? • Florence, Italy during the 1400’s

  4. The Renaissance • Why did the Renaissance begin in Italy? • Ruins of the ancient world were still starkly visible in Italy • “New” ideas reached Italy before reaching other areas

  5. The Renaissance • Small city states competed with one another for trade & prestige • Florence, Genoa, Venice, Milan, Rome

  6. Renaissance Italy

  7. The Renaissance • During the Renaissance the interest in modeling classical antiquity led to a new intellectual movement called HUMANISM • Affected literature, art, architecture education & society

  8. The Renaissance • Humanism: • An intellectual movement that focused on individuality, human potential & achievement • Wanted to use & understand classical values

  9. Money, Money, Money?

  10. Renaissance Support • Who supported the Renaissance? • Wealthy bankers, Italian nobles & the Papacy • Known as PATRONS of the arts • PATRON – one who provided financial support for the arts

  11. Italian Renaissance Writers

  12. Italian Renaissance Writers • Petrarch: • Father of Humanism • Collector & translator of ancient manuscripts • Promoted the study of classical Latin & Greek

  13. Italian Renaissance Writers • Wrote in the vernacular • Song Book: • Most famous work • A collection of poems about Laura • (Who was Laura?)

  14. Italian Renaissance Writers • Machiavelli: • Wrote The Prince • Advised rulers on how to govern

  15. Italian Renaissance Writers • According to The Prince: • Primary goal – to keep power • The ends justify the means • Use any means necessary to achieve your goal

  16. The Renaissance Interrupted

  17. The Renaissance Interrupted • The Italian Renaissance was interrupted by invasion & wars • Eventually the ideas of the Italian Renaissance spread to other nations • Outside of Italy it was called the Northern Renaissance

  18. The Northern Renaissance

  19. The Northern Renaissance • Factors that aided the spread: • Wars & fighting • Trade • Italian Universities • The invention of the printing press (Johannes Gutenberg)

  20. Northern Renaissance Writers • Thomas More: • Wrote Utopia • A “perfect society” on an imaginary island • Meant to call attention to inequities in English society

  21. Northern Renaissance Writers • Wrote about the depth of human emotion & the dilemma of trying to do right in a confusing world • Fatal Character Flaw: • A quality (often good) that a character has in excess

  22. Northern Renaissance Writers • William Shakespeare: • English Playwright • Tragedies, comedies & histories

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